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Events on Monday 5 December 1870 2
1802 – 1870Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)Died 5 December 1870, aged 68Alexandre Dumas, the French novelist and playwright behind The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, died at his son's home in Puys, France, on 5 December 1870. His historical adventure novels made him one of the most widely read authors of the nineteenth century. He died as Prussian troops advanced through the region.
1802 – 1870Alexandre DumasThe Three MusketeersProlific author whose historical adventure novels are among the most read in the world.